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Extreme Ironing
I came across this article the other day about a rather odd hobby called extreme ironing. Extreme ironing according to the website is "the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme...
Sorry Wrong House
A drugs raid went a little wrong for some policemen in Greater Manchester. They had it all planned, they would surprise the gang at 6.30 in the morning. Armed with sledgehammers a dozen policeman smas...
Man Fails to Notice a Knife in his Back
A Russian man who had been out drinking failed to notice that he had a knife embedded in his back. Mr Lyalin had gone out after work and had been drinking large amounts of vodka. On waking up the foll...
Pregnant Man?
This article is rather strange. It is about what could be the world’s first pregnant man. Thomas Beatie was born a woman and has had partial sex change surgery. He is legally classified as a man, h...
Man Loses £6,000 Diamond Ring
Lefkos Hajji had it all worked out, he would propose to his girlfriend by giving her a helium balloon with a diamond ring inside it. Unfortunately he had not taken into account the rather windy weathe...
Man Kills Several Neighbours over Karaoke
A man in South Thailand shot dead eight of his neighbours because of their awful karaoke singing. Weenus Chumkamnerd had warned his neighbours about the noise and has threatened to shot them if they d...
British People Unable to Distinguish Fact and Fiction
I read this article that suggests British people are unable to distinguish between real historical figures and fictional characters. The article highlights a survey carried out by the British TV chann...
Clowns Are Scary
I have always thought that clowns are scary so was not surprised when I came across this article. It suggests that hospitals should not decorate wards with pictures of clowns because children are upse...
56 Year Old Toaster
I read this article about a 56 year old toaster that was purchased in 1951 and surprisingly still works today. Mrs Lopes purchased the toaster as a present for her parent’s silver wedding anniversar...
Police Run Over Mans Foot and Issue Him a Fine
A man who had his foot run over by a police car when it swerved off the road, could have been forgiven for expecting an apology. Instead they fined him £80 because they said he had dented their car. ...
Calling 999
I was reading this article about reasons why people call 999. I generally credit people with enough intelligence to realise that the number is for emergency calls. It seems, however, that people do c...
Dinosaur Soup
People living in a village in China have been digging up dinosaur bones and using them as medicine. They believed that the bones were dragon bones and so had been grinding them up to make soup. The b...
Kwik-E-Mart
The US convenience store chain 7-Eleven is to transform 12 of its stores in Simpson's style Kwik-E-Marts for a limited time. Special products will be on sale such as Buzz Cola and Squishee soft drink...
